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    Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released May 21, 2008

    On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an adventure-oriented role-playing game from the creators of Penny Arcade, a gaming-themed online comic strip.

    holabendez's Penny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One (Mac) review

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    Unfortunately doesn't translate well into a game

    I’m a fan of the comic strip, but the conversion to a video game just didn’t work for me. The game is retro in many ways, both thematically and in it’s gameplay. Unfortunately the bizarre old school style just feels like it’s 15 years too late rather than having some kind of nostalgic appeal. With strange elements such as a turn based combat system that has each battle rolling a 20 sided dice for “initiative”, this game seems like an experiment for Penny Arcade, but unfortunately one that failed. Thankfully a short game due to it’s episodic nature; I won’t be playing the next episode.    

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